…well actually it is. For all our Russian friends A La Fu plays two sets at the 2010 Afisha Picnic Festival which takes place at Kolomenskoye, an idyllic park in Moscow.

Since 2004 Picnic has grown from a friendly gathering started by Afisha magazine into a huge one-day event attracting 50,000 visitors — a one-stop place to check out the very best young Moscow has to offer. The live-music bill features bands with international cult followings, such as the Editors, Janelle Monae, Roots Manuva alongside new names like Music Go Music and Metronomy as well as our very own A La Fu.

Hunt him down, ask him if he’s happy, tell him your life story…and hopefully enjoy his music.

We here at VaVa would like to congratulate all at the Ninja Tune record label, past and present on a rare achievement in the independent record industry. Twenty years strong and still going.

To celebrate the label are offering NINJA TUNE XX giveaways, the latest of which presents the cream of Big Dada mixed by our very own A La Fu. In the words of Roots Manuva, A La Fu is a Big Dada soldier, and we couldn’t have said it better ourselves. From way back when, the Aberdeen based DJ and producer has played alongside Roots, The Infesticons, Infinite Livez and New Flesh. He’s also turned in mix after bleeding edge mix of Big Dada music, and this brand new example is they say arguably the best to date although A La Fu says his Well Deep mix is much better! Featuring music from Roots Manuva, TTC, The Infesticons, Bigg Jus, Speech Debelle, Wiley, Spank Rock, Diplo and more, it’s yours for free. Check the special Ninja site for more details and giveaways.

http://www.ninjatunexx.com/

Tracklist

Big Dada Adventure - A La Fu
Dans Le Club - TTC
Night Night Theme - The Infesticons
Kingspitter - Big Juss
Go (Offshore Remix) - Thavius Beck
Better Days (Revox) - Speech Debelle
Worcestershire Sauce - Infinite Livez
Anti Matter - King Geedorah
Damaged Good$ - XRABIT & DMG$
Killer Apps - Gamma
Wait A Minute - TY
Percolator - Lotek Hi Fi
Superunfrontable - Anti-Pop Consortium
Dada Big Interlude - A La Fu
Fader Party - The Majesticons
Newsflash - Diplo ft. Sandra Melody
No Qualms - Wiley
Jerk It - Thunderheist
Better Than - Jammer
Wherever We Go (Part 2’s Space Engine Remix) - New Flesh
Bump - Spank Rock
Witness - Roots Manuva (Live @ Radio Skool, Aberdeen 20th Dec 2003)

Proving he’s not softened up on us too much A La Fu has returned to Oceania for a short spell to record with his friend Wayne Lotek and indulge in some shows in Melbourne and Sydney. Exact dates to follow but you can catch these two giants among men at The Espy, St Kilda on Saturday May 15th at a special launch night for Lotek’s new single ‘Splendid’ which features the one and only Roots Manuva and our very own A La Fu.

If you’re in this part of the world…lucky old you.